Building Your Capacity for Successful Digital Projects

02 Mar 2026
by Ben Sturt

Each year, most association digital projects succeed with in most of their aims, but a significant number fail completely with huge financial losses on tech spend and reduced revenue, and a larger number don't achieve more than mediocre success.

Success in digital projects depends on more than the choice of a good supplier. This session will examine the factors that make the difference between failure or moderate achievement and success.

You will be provided with practical guidance specifically for membership organisations on preparing for successful change in digital projects.

We will examine:

  • Project ownership and essential roles
  • Ensuring project engagement and alignment
  • Planning, resourcing, and managing capacity
  • How to involve teams across the organisation, not just the project group
  • Common pitfalls to avoid when preparing for a new digital platform